Open Government Dialogue
It was troubling to me, when I first saw "Open Government Dialogue" showing the President's seal and NAPA's opening statement; "How can we strengthen ...more »
It was troubling to me, when I first saw "Open Government Dialogue" showing the President's seal and NAPA's opening statement; "How can we strengthen our DEMOCRACY and promote.........
When I think back to my grammar school days, I recited the Pledge of Allegiance, and at eight years old knew we lived in a REPUBLIC!!
Democracy, as a form of government, is utterly repugnant to---is the very antithesis of --the traditional American system: that of a Republic, and it's underlying philosophy, as expressed in essence in the Declaration of Independence with primary emphasis upon the people's forming their government so as to permit them to posses only "just powers"[ limited powers] in order to make and keep secure the God-given, unalienable rights of each and every Individual and therefore of all groups of Individuals.
It is important to keep in mind the difference between a Democracy and a Republic, as dissimilar forms of government. These two forms: are not only dissimilar but antithetical, reflecting the sharp contrast between (a) The Majority Unlimited, in a Democracy, lacking any legal safeguard of the rights of the Individual and the Minority, and (b) the Majority Limited, in a Republic under a written Constitution safeguarding the rights of the Individual and the Minority.
These words, only some of which are mine, are certainly applicable in trying to state why we must maintain contact with our Republic. Go to www.lexrex.com/enlightened/Americanideal/aspects/demrep.html if you are interested in the different aspects of a Democracy and a Republic.
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